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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1946
Page
3
The Eagle notes President Truman’s midyear briefing with cheery production and employment figures. It highlights a push for government cost reductions, Steelman’s anti inflation plan, and a call to cut Army and Navy outlays without harming security. The paper urges balanced budgeting as key to economic stability.
State Senator Jame A Seo urges Alabamians to back him for US Senate to defend poorer residents. He highlights federal matching funds for old age pensions and criticizes the disparity where wealthier California receives the same dollar-for-dollar match as Alabama, a poorer state. He argues the current system unjustly favors richer states.
The piece says real estate prices rose to unsustainable levels with homes selling far above build costs. As buyers grow cautious and Wall Street Journal notes a waiting trend, saturation appears near. Buying hesitancy follows after excess pricing and off in other markets as demand cools. A separate political snippet questions support for Roosevelt and Costigan amid voter behavior.
The speaker argues current federal matching funds bias against Alabama and other poorer states. He proposes distributing aid by need rather than equal matching, ensuring poorer states reach levels of wealthier ones without reducing overall federal treasury contributions. He praises Alabama’s candidate for Senate for pursuing this change.
A Washington column accuses Kentucky Congressman Andy May of promoting nepotism by placing relatives in government roles and profiting from manganese ventures. It details payments totaling about 48 000 from Erie Basin related interests, and alleges May pressured Navy manganese specifications to favor his Greenbrier Manganese Co. with contracts and tariff maneuvers.
A verbose historical column argues as Russia remains totalitarian under the Soviet government. It critiques friendly approaches, praises some Russian traits, and endorses armed peace while warning against naive appeasement. The piece cites Brooks Atkinson and Senator Taft, weighing American policy and leadership.
A collage of quotes on campaign spending mediation and unity from Jamies Domengenus, Harold Stassen, General Eisenhower, and others. The excerpts discuss political influence, labor dispute intervention, and urging cooperation for future generations amid postwar debates.
James D. White reports in The Associated Press that UNRRA relief to China reaches starving citizens poorly while sales to the wealthy persist. The central government’s CNREA control and corruption complicate aid, with UNRRA shipments cut off. Troop and political maneuvering by Communists and the government heighten risk of civil war if relief fails to improve.
Washington (UP) General Jacob L. Devers, chief of Army ground forces, asserted that despite Buck Rogers era warfare, infantry will still win final victory. He spoke to the Third Division Association about future warfare, noting possible new infantry divisions and extensive use of airplanes for troop transport and guided missiles in artillery support. He praised the Third Division’s record and said its feats could be duplicated if needed.
Washington Jawmakers praised Cullman County strawberries after 236 quarts were served in the House restaurant. Estelle Vines, county home demonstration agent, delivered the berries by air express, with one crate sent to the President as a birthday present.
James Edward Broff, a youth from Anniston Florence area, was sentenced to one month in prison for using the mails to defraud a young woman of about $1,410. Federal Judge Seybourn Lynne imposed the term after Broff pleaded guilty. Prosecutors said he sent letters under an assumed name to solicit funds for a fake research project.
Mobile Alabama AP reports Waterman Airlines will inaugurate service between Mobile and Puerto Rico with a 44 passenger Douglas Skymaster. About 20 Mobile passengers will board at takeoff 6 am for a nonstop to San Juan via New Orleans and New York, an eight hour forty minute trip, then return to Mobile. The line will operate on a scheduled basis pending Civil Aeronautics Board approval.
Wiregrass district soil conservationist Le Horn says A H Antione, project foreman for the Soil Conservation Service, can advise woodland owners on market issues and management. Antione is reachable by mail at post box 61 Ozark or through local agents to improve woodland use and profits.
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